Food Rokumonsen Monjayaki in Asakusa Cordelia Ding Looking for a nice and local place to try some Kanto-style Okonomiyaki that not as many people know about, called "Monjayaki?...
Activities Maioka Park: A Living School Reynald Ventura This is a story of the rice fields of Maioka Park – an oasis in the city and a living school.
Culture Inside the Kamakura Daibutsu Cordelia Ding Are you planning to visit Kamakura as a side trip from Tokyo? If so, it must mean that you will visit the Daibutsu, or the Gr...
Culture Yuzen Silk Dyeing Rey Waters The tradition of dyeing formal kimonos. A class with step by step instructions from a professional Kimono maker.
Culture Omikuji at Senso-ji Temple Cordelia Ding Omikuji are written fortunes offered at shrines and temples in Japan. Usually, omikuji require a small offering ( ¥100 usuall...
Food Menya Kaijin Halal Ramen Hunt Khoirunnisa Wirdaningrum Try Menya Kaijin's seafood ramen – great for vegetarians and halal for Muslim
Food Purple Sweet Potato Soft-Serve [Location Closed] Cordelia Ding In Kamakura, there are many shops that sell soft serve ice-cream; "Imo Yoshi" (いも吉館) is one of these quaint little ice-cr...
12 Food Suntory Musashino Brewery Tour Elena Lisina Suntory Musashino Brewery suggests visitors take a free, one-hour brewery tour where they can find out how Suntory's Premium ...
13 Culture Hodosan Shrine in Nagatoro Cathy Cawood Gorgeously decorated Hodosan Shrine in Nagatoro, Saitama
11 Activities Nagatoro Iwadatami Cathy Cawood View layered rock formations or take a boat ride at Iwadatami Gorge on the Arakawa River in Saitama.
